little_fish
Reef pro
- Location
- ABQ, NM
Those squiggly CFL lights are great for cheato growing!
magic cheato
- Thread starter johno1973
- Start date
Those squiggly CFL lights are great for cheato growing!
Mandarin66
Oh Hi
- Location
- Baltimore , MD USA
i use a 8 watt lighting lol on a 1 gallon jar :3
Edit: i need some amphipods :/ i cant find/catch any of them in the tank :/
Edit: i need some amphipods :/ i cant find/catch any of them in the tank :/
Bifferwine
I am a girl
- Location
- Lynnwood, WA and missing Tucson, AZ
I use two 23 watt CFL (squiggly) bulbs over a 30 gallon fuge.
Mandarin66
Oh Hi
- Location
- Baltimore , MD USA
is 8 watt not enough on a 1 g jar?
little_fish
Reef pro
- Location
- ABQ, NM
no, you should be fine with that
Mandarin66
Oh Hi
- Location
- Baltimore , MD USA
oh k .
AmberSunrise
Reef enthusiast
- Location
- Orlando, Fl
Oh yeah I didnt even think about that I have 2 grow light squiggly CFL s from my old 10g fresh tank. Just need to get a clip on light or something.
YAY I am excited :bounce:
little_fish
Reef pro
- Location
- ABQ, NM
Just remember that you need to replace those bulbs every 3 months, their light out put seriously decreases after that, even if you cant see it
Bifferwine
I am a girl
- Location
- Lynnwood, WA and missing Tucson, AZ
I run my fuge lights 24/7 and have only changed them when they burned out...which takes about 2 years running non-stop. My chaeto growth has not suffered. I question where that info came from.
little_fish
Reef pro
- Location
- ABQ, NM
It came from the algae scrubber thread
Bifferwine
I am a girl
- Location
- Lynnwood, WA and missing Tucson, AZ
Maybe it's true. Based on my experience with my magical chaeto that grows so fast that it engulfs everything around it (and even grows out of water when it grows so much that it overflows the top of the fuge), I don't think so...
14 gallon nanocube
Reefing newb
- Location
- new england
you working for sylvania.my fuge is lit with a lightbulb i don't even know how old it is
to grow this stuff the the cheaper the bulb the faster it grows
wontonflip
I failed Kobayashi Maru
- Location
- VA USA
You know, I just received a batch of Bifferwine's Magical Chaeto today...it's friggin' 35 degrees, and it might have arrived yesterday, so it was sitting in my mailbox in 25 degree temp overnight. How the HELL does it survive????? It's dark magic, I tell you!! DARK MAGIC!!! Anyway, off to my nice warm fuge it goes :) THANKS BIFFERS!
Mandarin66
Oh Hi
- Location
- Baltimore , MD USA
it was 20 degrees here from she sented to here :D
johno1973
Reefing newb
- Location
- Mt. Sterling, Ky
I just picked up a cheap clip on 8 watt light and it is already growing out of the water. I NEED TO TRIM IT BACK ALREADY! Magic I tell you. Looking to get some coral frags now. Thinking seahorse safe. Any suggestions and/or offers?
little_fish
Reef pro
- Location
- ABQ, NM
leathers, mushrooms, zoas, gorgs, nothing stinging. Also, some frag are seahorse safe but, the constant hitching on them can damage them, so i would stay away from hammers and frogspawn etc for that reason.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
- Location
- Lynnwood, WA and missing Tucson, AZ
I sent five bags of chaeto up to Canada on a "trial run" during winter, to see if they could survive. Some of them took 3 weeks to arrive and were still alive and doing well!
Mandarin66
Oh Hi
- Location
- Baltimore , MD USA
:shock:Lol:shock:
wontonflip
I failed Kobayashi Maru
- Location
- VA USA
How ironic they survive that, yet die when we actually try to keep them alive in tanks LOL!!
Mandarin66
Oh Hi
- Location
- Baltimore , MD USA
ikr when they are even in a box of dirty water (No Offence it was stinky to me x.x) and no lights Lol
